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Monthly Archives: September 2014

Mega corruption in Gwadar: Salaries paid to Workers of a Technical Institution without its existence

Gwadar: The Gwadar Youth Forum in its press conferences has termed Small Industries Wing of Makran a great example of mega scandals which only exist in the paper works of the government. A press conference was held by Gwadar Youth Forum to expose corruption in Gwadar. According to the claims of Gwadar Youth Forum, A wing of small industries department ...

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In the Crosshairs

Saher Baloch Mohammed Badal, who has been in the surgical unit 3 for six days, was being moved to a Higher Dependence Care (HDC) unit the day I reached Karachi’s Civil Hospital. He is among the four survivors of the attack in Awaran district’s Teertej area, where three men on two motorbikes opened fire inside a Zikr-khana, killing six and ...

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Self-Inflicted Idiocy: Rebuttal to a Blog about Balochistan

Adnan Aamir This is a rebuttal to “Balochistan: Self-inflicted misery?” published in Express Tribune blogs on 12th September 2014. The aforementioned blog is one of the most baseless and misleading articles ever written about Balochistan and therefore I feel compelled to write a rebuttal to set the record straight. I can’t fathom how the said blog passed through the editorial ...

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Chief Minister Balochistan asks local investors for setting up industries in the province to alleviate poverty

QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan, Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has asked local investors for setting up industries in the province to alleviate poverty and unemployment. Talking to a delegation of Balochistan Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industries Quetta here on Tuesday, he said provincial government is not only encouraging the investors but would also offer them especial benefits to invest ...

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People of Gwadar and Wadh are punished for voting BNP

Quetta: Blocking development funds of Balochistan National Party (BNP) chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal and Hammal Kalmati is not only condemnable but it also reflects the narrow minded policies of Balochistan government, Said BNP spokesman. In a press statement, BNP has condemned allocation of development funds for selected areas of Balochistan from where the leadership of ruling parties belong  and ignoring ...

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NAB authorizes investigations against alleged corruption of Nawab Aslam Raisani

Quetta: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has announced to start investigations against alleged corruption of former chief minister (CM) of Balochistan, Nawab Aslam Raisani. NAB will probe the charge that former CM has accumulated more wealth than he could from his given sources of income. Mr. Raisani is said to have assets worth Rs. 4.4 Billion which are much more than ...

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Balochistan: a Forgotten Frontier

Haji Mohammad Barrech Two weeks ago, National Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution for strengthening the democratic process, on account of prevailing political turmoil in the country. The sit-in the heart of Islamabad by PTI Chairman Imran and PAT Chairman an eminent Islamic Clergyman Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadiri have disrupted official business in capital of Pakistan. In this ongoing political crisis Electronic ...

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Levies personnel killed in Pishin

Quetta: A personnel of Levies, who was proving security to a polio team, was shot dead in Killi Karbala area of Pishin on Monday. Levies personnel Mahmood was shot dead by unidentified gunmen when he was on the move after finishing his duty. According to Bashir Bazai, deputy Commissioner of Pishin, Mahmood was not targeted because he provided security to ...

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Bizenjo was imprisoned for writing a political slogan on a currency note

Quetta: Mir Ghaus Baksh Bizenjo was imprisoned for writing a slogan against One-unit system, fifty years ago. This news has become important in the midst of the call given by Dr. Tahir ul Qadri to write the slogan of Go Nawaz GO on currency notes. Assistant Commissioner of Sarawan district presided over a council which sentenced Mir Ghaus Baksh Bizenjo ...

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No compromise on Rekodiq copper and gold project: Dr Abdul Malik Baloch

QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan, Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has said that every inch of Balochistan would be defended and protected. “No compromise would be made on Rekodiq copper and gold project because it is the future of Balochistan and it would be utilized for the interests of the masses,” he added. He was addressing a mammoth public gathering in Kadkocha ...

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